M.Tech. - Chemical

Engineering

Curriculum and Syllabus

Operative for the students

admitted in 2013 -2014

M.TECH.Chemical Engineering Course Structure and Scheme of Evaluation (Semester – wise)

[The total minimum number of credits = 61]

Course Structure and Scheme of Evaluation (Semester - wise)

Code Name of the subject Hours per week

L T P

Credits

SEMESTER I

CL 601 Advanced Process Control 2 1 0 3

CL 603 Process Modelling & Simulation 2 1 0 3

CL 605 Chemical Reactor Analysis & Design 2 1 0 3

Elective I 3 0 0 3

Elective II 3 0 0 3

Elective III 3 0 0 3

CL 607 Chemical Engineering Lab 0 0 4 2

Total Credits in Semester I 20

SEMESTER II

CL 602 Advances in Fluidization Engg. 3 0 0 3

CL 604 Chemical Process Design 3 0 2 4

CL 606 Advanced Transport Phenomena 3 1 0 4

Elective – IV 3 0 0 3

Elective – V 3 0 0 3

Elective – VI 3 0 0 3

Total Credits in Semester II 20

SEMESTER – III

CL 647 PROJECT WORK 12 12

Total Credits in Semester III 12

SEMESTER – IV

CL 648 PROJECT WORK 12 12

Total Credits in Semester IV 12

Total Credits in the Course 64

List of Core Subjects:

M.Tech.-Chemical Engineering

SEMESTER - I

S.No. Code No. Title

1. CL 601 Advanced Process Control

2. CL 603 Process Modeling and Simulation

3. CL 605 Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design

SEMESTER - II

4. CL 602 Advances in Fluidization Engg.

5. CL 604 Chemical Process Design

6. CL 606 Advanced Transport Phenomena

List of Elective Subjects:

S.No. Code No. Title

1 CL 610 Computational Techniques in Engineering

2 CL 611 New Separation Techniques

3 CL 612 Nano Technology

4 CL 613 Scale - up Methods

5 CL 614 Industrial Safety And Risk Management

6 CL 615 Bioprocess Engineering

7 CL 616 Polymer Dynamics

8 CL 617 Multiphase flow

9 CL 618 Ecology for Engineers

10 CL 619 Fuel Cell Technology

11 CL 620 Pinch Analysis and Heat Exchange Network Design

12 CL 621 Industrial Energy Systems

13 CL 622 Industrial Waste Management

14 CL 623 Computational Fluid Dynamics

15 CL 624 Process Optimization

16 CL 625 Design and Analysis of Experiments

17 CL 626 Advanced Food Process Engineering

18 CL 627 Bio-refinery Engineering

19 CL 628 Air Pollution Control Equipment Design

20 CL 629 Global Chemical Sustainability

21 CL 630 Energy Systems Modeling and Planning

Any other PG elective

CURRICULAR COMPONENTS

Category Credits

offered Core Courses 20

Elective

Courses

18

Laboratory 2

Project Work 24

Total 64

CL 601 ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL

OBJECTIVE:

Expose students to the advanced control methods used in industries and research. This course

prepares the student to take up such challenges in his profession.

OUTCOME: Upon completing the course, the student should have understood

controller tuning

type of controller that can be used for specific problems in chemical industry

design of controllers for interacting multivariable systems

design of digital control systems

COURSE CONTENT

Review of Systems: Review of first and higher order systems, closed and open loop response.

Response to step, impulse and sinusoidal disturbances.Transient response. Block diagrams.

Stability Analysis: Frequency response, design of control system, controller tuning and

process identification. Zigler-Nichols and Cohen-Coon tuning methods, Bode and Nyquist

stability criterion. Process identification.

Special Control Techniques: Advanced control techniques, cascade, ratio, feed forward,

adaptive control, Smith predictor, internal model control.

Multivariable Control Analysis: Introduction to state-space methods, Control degrees of

freedom analysis and analysis, Interaction, Bristol arrays, Niederlinski index - design of

controllers, Tuning of multivariable controllers.

Sample Data Controllers: Basic review of Z transforms, Response of discrete systems to

various inputs. Open and closed loop response to step, impulse and sinusoidal inputs, closed

loop response of discrete systems.Design of digital controllers.Introduction to PLC and DCS.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. D.R. Coughanour, „Process Systems analysis and Control‟, McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition,

1991.

2. D.E. Seborg, T.F. Edger, and D.A. Millichamp, „Process Dynamics and Control‟, John

Wiley and Sons, 2nd Edition, 2004.

REFERENCES: 1 B.A.Ogunnaike and W.H.Ray, “Process Dynamics, Modelling and Control”, Oxford

Press, 1994.

2 W.L.Luyben, „Process Modelling Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers’,

McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition, 1990. 3 B.W. Bequette, „Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation‟, PHI, 2006.

4 S. Bhanot, „Process Control: Principles and Applications‟, Oxford University Press,

2008.

CL 603 PROCESS MODELLING AND SIMULATION

OBJECTIVES:

To give an overview of various methods of process modeling, different computational

techniques for simulation. The focus shall be on the techniques themselves, rather than

specific applications so that the student can take up modeling and simulation challenges in his

profession.

OUTCOME: Upon completing the course, the student should have understood

Development of process models based on conservation principles and process data

Computational techniques to solve the process models

How to use simulation tools such as MATLAB/SCILAB

COURSE CONTENT Introduction to process modeling - a systematic approach to model building, classification of

models.Conservation principles, thermodynamic principles of process systems.

Development of steady state and dynamic lumped and distributed parameter models based on

first principles. Analysis of ill-conditioned systems.Models with stiff differential equations.

Development of grey box models.Empirical model building. Statistical model calibration and

validation. Examples.Introduction to population balance models, multi-scale modeling.

Solution strategies for lumped parameter models and stiff differential equations. Solution

methods for initial value and boundary value problems. Euler’s method.R-K methods,

shooting method, finite difference methods – predictor corrector methods.

Solution strategies for distributed parameter models.Solving parabolic, elliptic and hyperbolic

partial differential equations.Introduction to finite element and finite volume methods.

Solving the problems using MATLAB/SCILAB.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. K. M. Hangos and I. T. Cameron, “Process Modeling and Model Analysis”,

Academic Press, 2001.

2. W.L. Luyben, “Process Modeling, Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers”,

2ndEdn., McGraw Hill Book Co., New York, 1990.

3. Singiresu S. Rao, “Applied Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists”

Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2001

REFERENCES:

1. Bruce A. Finlayson, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing, Wiley, 2010.

2. W. F. Ramirez, “Computational Methods for Process Simulation”, 2nd ed.,

Butterworths, 1997.

3. Amiya K. Jana, Chemical Process Modelling and Computer Simulation, Prentice Hall

of India, 2nd Edition, 2011

4. Laurene V. Fausett, Applied Numerical Analysis using MATLAB, Second edition,

Pearson, 2009

CL 605 CHEMICAL REACTOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

OBJECTIVES:

To understand basics of heterogeneous catalytic and non-catalytic reactor design

OUTCOME:

Through knowledge on catalyst physical properties and catalyst characterisation

Awareness on kinetics of catalytic and non-catalytic chemical reaction, Students familiar with

the design of catalytic and non-catalytic reactor

COURSE CONTENT Analysis of Noncatalytic fluid solid reaction: Kinetics of non-catalytic fluid-particle

reactions, various models, application to design.

Catalyst preparation and characterization: Catalysis - Nature of catalyses, methods of

evaluation of catalysis, factors affecting the choice of catalysts, promoters, inhibitors, and

supports, catalyst specifications, preparation and characterization of catalysts, surface area

measurement by BET method, pore size distribution, catalyst, poison, mechanism and

kinetics of catalyst, deactivation.

Physical adsorption and chemical adsorption: Fluid-fluid reactions different regimes,

identification reaction regime, application to design. Physical absorption with chemical

reaction, simultaneous absorption of two reacting cases consecutive reversible reactions

between gas and liquid, irreversible reactions, estimation of effective interfacial area in

absorption equipment.

Reaction kinetics, accounting porous nature of catalyst: Heterogeneous catalytic reactions -

effectiveness factor, internal and external transport processes, non-isothermal reacting

systems, uniqueness and multiplicity of steady states, stability analysis.

Modeling of chemical reactors: Modeling of multiphase reactors - Fixed, fluidized, trickle

bed, and slurry reactors.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. O. Levenspiel, "Chemical Reaction Engineering", 3rdEdn., Wiley Eastern, New York, 1999.

2. J .M. Smith, “Chemical Kinetics", 3rdEdn., McGraw Hill, New York, 1981.

3. H.ScottFogler, “Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering”, 4thEdn., Prentice Hall of India Ltd.,2008.

REFERENCES: 1. J.J. Carberry “Chemical and Catalytic Reaction Engineering", McGraw Hill, New York,

1976.

2. R. Aris, "Elementary Chemical Reactor Analysis", Prentice Hall, 1969.

3. G.F. Froment, K.B. Bischoff, "Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design", 2nd ed., John Wiley, New York, 1990.

CL 602 ADVANCES IN FLUIDIZATION ENGINEERING

OBJECTIVES:

Fluidization finds extensive application today in Process Industry and also in combustion.

Objective of this course is to make the student aware of fundamentals of Fluidization and

understand the design aspects of fluidized bed systems.

OUTCOME:

The student at the end of the course will be in a position to design a fluidized bed system for

different applications.

COURSE CONTENT

Applications of fluidized beds: Introduction, Industrial application of fluidized beds, Physical

operations and reactions.

Fluidization and analysis of different phases: Gross behavior of fluidized beds. Bubbles in

dense beds.The emulsion phase in dense bubbling beds. Flow pattern of gas through

fluidized beds.

Heat and Mass transfer in fluidized bed systems: Mass and heat transfer between fluid and

solid. Gas conversion in bubbling beds. Heat transfer between fluidized bed and surfaces.

Elutriation and entrainment: TD and also distribution of solid in a fluidized bed. Circulation

systems.

Design of fluidized bed systems: design of fluidization columns for physical operations,

catalytic and non- catalytic reactions, three phase fluidization.

TEXT BOOK:

1. DiazoKunji and O. Levenspiel, "Fluidization Engg". 2nd Ed., Butterworth Heinemann,

1991.

REFERENCE:

1. J. F. Davidson and Harrison, "Fluidization", 10th Ed, Academic Press, London, 1994.

2. Jackson, R., “The Dynamics of Fluidized Particles,” Cambridge University Press, New

York (2000).

3. Fan, L.-S. and C. Zhu, Principles of Gas-Solid Flows, Cambridge University Press, New

York (1998).

CL 604 CHEMICAL PROCESS DESIGN

OBJECTIVE: To understand advances in the design of Chemical process equipment

OUTCOME: Students will have awareness on advances in process engineering design of

many process equipments, Students will be exposed to process integration approach to

beforeproceeding for design any process Equipments, Students will have awareness on use of

Aspen plus for simulation different process

COURSE CONTENT Design and sizing of Shell and Tube Heat exchangers with types and arrangements of fluids,

plate type heat exchanger, Condensers -vertical and Horizontal.

Design and sizing of Single and Multiple effect Evaporators-Short tube, long tube etc.

Design of storage tank and supports: horizontal storage tank, Design of Saddle, Skirt, and

Lug supports

Design of Reaction vessel with and without cooling coil, Normal and High Pressure vessel,

Design and sizing of mass transfer equipments: Design of distillation column, Multi-

component distillation with reboiler, Absorption tower both plate as well as packed type,

cooling tower and extraction columns

Design and sizing of drier, and Crystallizer.

Design and sizing of phase separation equipment- filter press, Centrifuge, Cyclone (Hydro as

well as air).

All the above design should be taught in a process Integration approach with special the

material and energy conservation

Aspen Plus lab type course: Property method and model descriptions, Property calculation

method and Routes, Petroleum component characterization method Property parameter

estimation and simulation of different process equipments using Software

TEXT BOOKS:

1. K.Q.Kern Process Heat transfer, McGraw-Hill,1965

2. Coulson and Richardson Chemical Engineering Vol.VI, Pergamon Press,1983

3. S.B.Thakore and B.I.Bhatt Introduction to Process Engineering and Design, McGraw-

Hill, 2009

4. Couper, “Chemical process equipment design

REFERENCES:

1. Perry Chemical Engineer‟s Hand book by Perry, McGraw-Hill,2009

2. McCabe and Smith Unit operation of Chemical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 2008

3. Christie John Geankopolis Transport process and Separation Process, Fourth Edition,

PHI, 2004.

4. Aspen Manual

CL 606 ADVANCED TRANSPORT PHENOMENA

OBJECTIVE: The course will accustom the students with import topics in advanced

transport phenomena (momentum, heat and mass transport). The Focus will be to develop

physical understanding of principles discussed and with emphasis on chemical engineering

applications. In addition to the text, the student will be exposed to classic and current

literature in the field.

OUTCOME: Ability to set up and solve differential momentum, heat, and mass balances for

1-D steady state problems and quasi-steady-state problems occurring in laminar and turbulent

flows in terms of vector and tensor fluxes. Formulate conservation statements in heat, mass,

and momentum at multiscales from microscopic to macroscopic in both steady and unsteady

modes.Analyze advanced transport problems in heat, mass, and momentum, both

macroscopic and microscopic formulate simultaneous energy and mass balances in chemical

processes. COURSE CONTENT Introduction to concepts and definitions, Newtonian and non-Newtonian Fluid Models, Review of Shell balance method and Equations of changes for fluid flow problems (Flow

over flat plate, though pipes, packed bed and fluidized beds)

Turbulent Flow - Equation of changes, phenomenological theories, Turbulent flow in closed

conduits and analysis of different velocity distributions, Boundary layer theory: Equation of

changes, Blasius Exact solution method, von karman Integral momentum method, Boundary

layer separation.

Application of Shell balance and Equations of changes for temperature distributions in heat flow problems Steady state conduction, Combination of heat transfer resistance, Different

method of analysis for Multidimensional Steady and Unsteady state heat conduction,

Convection heat transfer co-efficient, Heat transfer during Laminar and Turbulent flow in

closed conduits-,

Application of Shell balance method and Equations of changes for mass transfer problems, Concentration distributions for isothermal and non-isothermal mixtures, Multi component

systems, with more than one independent variable and in turbulent flow Convective mass

transfer and correlation, interphase mass transfer, Macroscopic balance for multi component

system, Mass transfer with chemical reactions,

Dimensional analysis in fluid dynamics, convection heat transfer, Boiling and Condensation

heat transfer, Heat transfer in Liquid metals, Empirical correlation for high Prandtl Number

of fluids, Analogy between momentum and heat transfer,

TEXT BOOKS: R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart and Edwin N. Lightfoot, “Transport Phenomena”, Revised second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2007

REFERENCES: 1. JamesWelty, Charles E. Wicks and Wilson, Gregory L Rorrer, “Fundamentals of

Momentum, Heat and Mass transfer”, 5th Edition, 2008. 2. C. O.Bennet and J. O. Meyers, “Momemtum, Heat and Mass transfer” McGraw Hill,

1995.

3. J.P. Holman, “Heat Transfer”, 8th Edition, McGraw Hill, New York, 1997 4. H. Schlichting, Boundary-Layer Theory, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc,

CL 610 COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES IN ENGINEERING

OBJECTIVE: To explain the different computational techniques for solving

chemical engineering problems.

OUTCOME: After completion of the course, the student is expected to know design

and analysis of experiments. Finite differences based solutions. Numerical methods.

COURSE CONTENT

Design and analysis of experiments: Treatment and interpretation on engineering data: Curve

fitting, Non-linear least square regression. Interpolation: Newton's Forward/Backward

interpolation formula, Lagrange's interpolation formula and experiments their application.

Tests of significance, Analysis of variance.

Formulation of physical problems: Mathematical statement of the problem, Representation of

problems, Formulation on Socuene extraction in single & multiple stages, Radial heat transfer

through a cylindrical conductor, salt accumulation in stirred tank.

Numerical solution of linear & nonlinear algebraic equations: Linear systems of equations,

solutions by Creamer's Rule, Matrix methods, Gaussian, Gauss-Jordan, Jacobean, Gauss-

Seidel and Relation methods. Non-linear equations: Bisection, Regula-falsi, Secant and

Newton- Raphson methods.

Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations: Ordinary differential equations: Runge-

Kutta, Euler's and Milne's predictor corrector methods. Solution of boundary value problems.

Finite differences: Finite differences, Partial differential equations, Solutions of elliptic,

parabolic, and hyperbolic types of equations.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. S. K. Gupta, "Numerical Techniques for Engineers", Wiley Eastern, 1995.

2. M.K. Jain, S.R.K. Iyengar and R. K. Jain, "Numerical Methods for Scientific and

Engineering Computations", 1992.

REFERENCE:

1. H.S. Mickley, T.K. Sherwood and C.E. Reid, “Applied Mathematics in Chemical

Engineering”, II Edn., Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1978.

CL 611 NEW SEPARATION TECHNIQUES

OBJECTIVE: To learn the principle and technical concept of advanced separation

processes.

OUTCOME: Create awareness among students with new and unconventional

separation processes, Acquire sufficient knowledge in energy intensive processes for

separation of components, Students will be equipped with the applications in Down-

streaming processes COURSE CONTENT

General Review: Mechanisms: Separation factors and its dependence on process variables,

classification and characterization, thermodynamic analysis and energy utilization, kinetics

and mass transport. Theory of cascades and its application in single and multistage operation

for binary and multi component separations.

Membrane Separations: Types and choice of membranes, their merits, commercial, pilot plant

polarization of membrane processes and laboratory membrane permeators, dialysis, reverse

osmosis, ultra filtration, Concentration and economics of membrane operations, Design

controlling factors.

Separation by Sorption Techniques: Types and choice of adsorbents, chromatographic

techniques, Types, Retention theory mechanism, Design controlling factors ion exchange

chromatography equipment and commercial processes, recent advances and economics.

Ionic Separations: Controlling factors, applications, Theory mechanism and - equipments for

electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis and electro dialysis - commercial applications - Design

considerations.

Thermal Separation: Thermal diffusion: Basic rate law, phenomenological theories of thermal

diffusion for gas and liquid mixtures, Equipments design and applications. Zone melting:

Equilibrium diagrams, Controlling factors, Apparatus and applications.

Other Techniques: Adductive crystallization molecular addition compounds, Clathrate

compounds and adducts, Equipments, Applications, Economics and commercial processes.

Foam Separation: Surface adsorption, Nature of foams, Apparatus, Applications, and

Controlling factors. .

TEXT BOOKS:

1. H.M. Schoen, "New Chemical Engineering Separation Techniques”, Wiley Interscience,

New York, 1972.

2. C.J. King, "Separation Processes", Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1982.

3. B. Sivasankar, “Bioseparations – Principles and Techniques”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt.

Ltd, New Delhi, 2005.

4. “Membrane Separation processes”, KaushikNath, PHI, 2008.

REFERENCES:

1. R.E. Lacey and S. Loeb, “Industrial Processing with Membranes,” Wiley–Inter sciences,

New York, 1972.

2. Ronald W.Roussel, Hand book of Separation Process Technology, John Wiley, New York,

1987.

3. H.R.C. Pratt, “Counter-Current Separation Processes,” Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1967.

4. “Separation process Principles”, J.D. Seader, Ernest J.Henley and D. Keith Roper, 3rd

edition, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Limited, 2010.

CL 612 NANO TECHNOLOGY

OBJECTIVE

1. To understand the structure, properties, manufacturing and applications of nanomaterials.

2. To know the classification and fabrication methods of nanomaterials.

3. To know the characterization methods for nanomaterials

OUTCOME:

Students will be able to understand the property ,characterization and applications of

nanomaterials.

COURSE CONTENT

Supramolecular Chemistry: Definition and examples of the main intermolecular forces used

in supramolecular chemistry. Self-assembly processes in organic systems. Main

supramolecular structures.

Physical Chemistry of Nanomaterials: Students will be exposed to the very basics of

nanomaterials; a series of nanomaterials that exhibit unique properties will be introduced.

Methods of Synthesis of Nanometerials. Equipment and processes needed to fabricate nano

devices and structures such as bio-chips, power devices, and opto-electronic structures.

Bottom-up (building from molecular level) and top-down (breakdown of microcrystalline

materials) approaches.

Biologically-Inspired nanotechnologybasic biological concepts and principles that may lead

to the development of technologies for nano engineering systems. Coverage will be given to

how life has evolved sophisticatedly; molecular nanoscale engineered devices, and discuss

how these nanoscale biotechnologies are far more elaborate in their functions than most

products made by humans.

Instrumentation for nanoscale characterization. Instrumentation required for characterization

of properties on the nanometer scale. The measurable properties and resolution limits of each

technique, with an emphasis on measurements in the nanometer range.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Supramolecular Chemistry by Jean-Marie Lehn, Wiley VCH, 1995

2. Supramolecular Chemistry by Jonathan Steed & Jerry Atwood, John Wiley & Sons, 2004

3. Intermolecular and Surface Forces by Jacob Israelachvil, Academic Press, London,

1992.

CL 613 SCALE -UP METHODS

OBJECTIVE: To understand different scale up methods in chemical engineering

OUTCOME: After completion of the course, the students should be able to understand scale

up of reactors, unit operations equipment, heat transfer equipment and mixing equipment.

COURSE CONTENT

Principals of Similarity, Pilot Plants & Models: Introduction to scale-up methods, pilot

plants, models and principles of similarity. Industrial applications.

Dimensional Analysis and Scale-Up Criterion: Dimensional analysis, regime concept,

similarity criterion and scale up methods used in chemical engineering.

Scale-Up of Mixing and Heat Transfer Equipment: Typical problems in scale-up of mixing

equipment and heat transfer equipment

Scale-Up of Chemical Reactors: Kinetics, reactor development & scale-up techniques for

chemical reactors.

Scale-Up of Distillation Column & Packed Towers: Scale-up of distillation columns and

packed towers for continuous and batch processes

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Johnstone and Thring," Pilot Plants Models and Scale-up methods in Chemical Engg.",

McGraw Hill, New York, 1962.

2 Marko Zlokarnik, “Dimensional Analysis and Scale-up in Chemical Engg.", Springer

Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 1986.

REFERENCE:

1. Donald G.Jordan, "Chemical Process Development" (Part 1 and 2), Interscience

Publishers, 1988.

CL 614 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT

OBJECTIVES: On completion of the course, the students are expected to be familiar

with accident prevention techniques, hazard analysis techniques and legislations

pertaining to safety in chemical industries.

OUTCOME:

Student will be familiar with

accident prevention and Hazard analysis techniques.

identificationof process safety responsibilities.

the psychological approach to process safety.

legislations pertaining to safety in chemical industries

COURSE CONTENT

Hazards: Chemical hazards classification. Radiation hazards and control of exposure to

radiation.Fire hazards.Types of fire and prevention methods.Mechanical hazards.Electrical

hazards.Construction hazards.

Psychology and Hygiene: Industrial psychology. Industrial hygiene.Nature and types of

work places.Housekeeping.site selection and plant layout. Industrial lighting and

ventilation.Industrial noise.

Occupational diseases and control: Occupational diseases and prevention methods. Safe

housekeeping. Instrumentation and control for safe operation. Pressure, Temperature and

Level controllers.Personal protective equipments.

Management and Risk Analysis: Safety organization – safety committee – safety education

and training. Types of safety analysis.Case studies pertaining to chemical industries.

Legislations and economics: Factory Act. ESI Act, Environmental Act. Workmen -

compensation Act. Provisions under various acts.Economics of safety. Financial costs to

individual, family, organization and society. Budgeting for safety

TEXT BOOKS:

1. H.H. Fawcett & W. S .Wood, “Safety and Accident Prevention in Chemical Operation",

2nd Ed, Wiley Interscience, 1982.

REFERENCES:

1. Guide for Safety in the Chemical laboratory Second edition 1977, Manufacturing Chemists

Association. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York.

2. Industrial Safety and Laws, 1993, by Indian School of Labour Education, Madras.

CL 615 BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING

OBJECTIVES: To understand the principles, stoichiometry, kinetics, modeling and

instrumentation of biological processes employed in industrial fermentation

OUTCOME: To have theoretical knowledge on enzyme kinetics, modeling, monitoring and

control of bioreactors

COURSE CONTENT

Introduction: Fermentation Processes General requirements of fermentation processes- An

overview of aerobic and anaerobic fermentation processes and their application in industry -

Medium requirements for fermentation processes - examples of simple and complex media

Design and usage of commercial media for industrial fermentation. Sterilization: Thermal

death kinetics of micro-organisms - Batch and Continuous Heat-Sterilization of liquid Media-

Filter Sterilization of Liquid Media and Air.

Enzyme Technology, Microbial Metabolism: Enzymes: Classification and properties-Applied

enzyme catalysis - Kinetics of enzyme catalytic reactions-Metabolic pathways - Protein

synthesis in cells.

Stoichiometry and Kinetics of Substrate Utilization and Biomass and Product Formation:

Stoichiometry of microbial growth, Substrate utilization and product formation-Batch and

Continuous culture, Fed batch culture

Bioreactor And Product Recovery Operations: Operating considerations for bioreactors for

suspension and immobilised cultures, Selection, scale-up, operation of bioreactors-Mass

Transfer in heterogeneous biochemical reaction systems; Oxygen transfer in submerged

fermentation processes; oxygen uptake rates and determination of oxygen transfer rates and

coefficients; role of aeration and agitation in oxygen transfer. Heat transfer processes in

Biological systems. Recovery and purification of products.

Introduction to Instrumentation and Process Control in Bioprocesses: Measurement of

physical and chemical parameters in bioreactors- Monitoring and control of dissolved

oxygen, pH, impeller speed and temperature in a stirred tank fermenter.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. M.L. Shuler and F. Kargi, "Bio-process Engineering", 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi. 2002.

2 J.E. Bailey and D.F. Ollis," Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals", 2ndEdn., McGraw Hill, Publishing Co. New York., 1985.

REFERENCE:

1. P.Stanbury, A. Whitakar and S.J.Hall, "Principles of Fermentation Technology" 2ndEdn., Elsevier-Pergamon Press, 1995.

CL 616 POLYMER DYNAMICS

OBJECTIVE

To provide an opportunity for post graduate students to develop skills,

strategies and methods necessary to understand the basic principles dynamics of polymers in

solution through various models.

OUTCOME

At the conclusion of this course the successful student should be able to Understand flow behavior of polymer melts and solutions. Describe

polymer dynamics in dilute and semi-dilute solutions Review and

Distinguish between the models for polymer solutions.

COURSE CONTENT

Polymer Melts and Solution: Description Viscosity of Polymer Melts and Solution: Viscosity

of Concentrated Solutions and Melts, Effect of Branching on Viscosity, Elasticity and Visco-

elasticity, Maxwell Model for Visco- elasticity, Flow phenomena in polymeric liquids,

Brownian Motion, Smoluchowski and Langevin Equation, Autocorrelation and Cross-

Correlation functions, Response Function, Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem, Interacting

Brownian Particles, Oseen Tensor, microscopic basis of visco elasticity.

Dilute Solutions: Elastic Dumbell Model and bead-rod-spring model for polymer chain, the

Rouse and Zimm Models

Visco-elasticity and Birefringence.Semidilute and Concentrated Solutions and melts:

Effective Medium Theory, Entanglement Effect, Tube Model and Reptation Model, Network

theories, Linear Visco-elasticity, Stress Relaxation, Non-Linear Visco-elasticity, Dynamics of

Rigid Rodlike Polymers.

TEXT BOOKS / REFERENCES:

1. Theory of Polymer Dynamics, M. Doi and S. F. Edwards, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1986.

2. Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, 2nd Edition vols. 1 & 2, R. B. Bird, R. C. Armstrong, O.

Hassager, John Wiley and Sons, NY, 1987.

3. Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids, R. G. Larson, Oxford University Press, 1999.

CL 617 MULTIPHASE FLOW

OBJECTIVE: The course will give a general introduction to the underlying concepts of

multiphase flows and different approaches to model such flows under different conditions.

The course opens with real life examples of such flow and its importance in process

industries with multiphase contactors.

OUTCOME

Analyze, characterize the multiphase systems and appreciate the role of structure in multiphase flows and the role it plays in obtaining engineering solutions.

Understand the assumptions to simplify multiphase flows and when they might be employed.

Model a wide variety of multiphase flows

Obtain answers to engineering problems involving multiphase flows

COURSE CONTENT

Two phase flow: Gas/Liquid and Liquid/liquid systems: Flow patterns in pipes, analysis of

two phase flow situations,

Prediction of holdup and pressure drop or volume fraction, Bubble size in pipe flow,

Lockchart-Martinelli parameters, Bubble column and its design aspects, Minimum carryover

velocity. Holdup ratios, pressure drop and transport velocities and their prediction.

Flow patterns - identification and classification - flow pattern maps and transition -

momentum and energy balance - homogeneous and separated flow models -correlations for

use with homogeneous and separated flow models - void fraction and slip ratio correlations -

influence of pressure gradient - empirical treatment of two phase flow - drift flux model -

correlations for bubble, slug and annular flows

Introduction to three phase flow, Dynamics of gas-solid liquid contactors (agitated vessels,

packed bed, fluidized bed, pneumatic conveying, bubble column, trickle beds), Flow regimes,

pressure drop, holdup, distributions, mass and heat transfer, reactions, Applications of these

contactors

Measurement techniques in multiphase flow: Conventional and novel measurement

techniques for multiphase systems (Laser Doppler anemometry, Particle Image Velocimetry)

TEXT BOOKS/REFERENCES: 1. Clift, R., Weber, M.E. and Grace, J.R., Bubbles, Drops, and Particles, Academic Press,

New York, 1978.

2. Y. T. Shah, Gas-Liquid-Solid reactors design, McGraw Hill Inc, 1979

3. Fan, L. S. and Zhu, C., Principles of Gas-solid Flows, Cambridge University Press, 1998

4. Govier, G. W. and Aziz. K., “The Flow of Complex Mixture in Pipes”, Van Nostrand

Reinhold, New York, 1972.

5. Wallis, G.B., “One Dimensional Two Phase Flow”, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York,

1969.

6. Crowe, C. T., Sommerfeld, M. and Tsuji, Y., Multiphase Flows with Droplets and

Particles, CRC Press, 1998

7. Kleinstreuer, C., Two-phase Flow: Theory and Applications, Taylor & Francis, 2003

Rhodes, M., Introduction to Particle Technology, John Wiley & Sons, New York. 1998.

CL 618 ECOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS

OBJECTIVE The course aims at giving substantial and functional knowledge on ecology, ecosystem services and provision of raw materials from biological systems to the industry in a society

adapting towards sustainability.

OUTCOME (after completion of this course, the student should be able to)

Describe fundamental ecological principles Identify and describe the major biomes of the world

Explain how the productivity of biological systems and ecosystem services affect and

are affected by activities in society

Explain how industry could be transformed to enable sustainable use of natural capital

Describe valuation of nature from different ethical perspectives

COURSE CONTENT Ecological principles Biomes

Biological diversity

Ecosystem services

Sustaining biological resources for society's consumption

Valuation of nature and ecosystem services

Organisation

Lectures Seminars

Field trips

Projects and exercises

Text Books:

1. Living in the Environment. G. Tyler Miller, Jr, Scott E. Spoolman. International Student Edition.Seventeenth edition. Brooks/Cole

2. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Reports (http://www.maweb.org/en/Index.aspx)

3. Supplementary material, student reports, handouts from lectures and exercises

OBJECTIVES

CL 619 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

To understand about fuel cells, their working principle, Types, Design and

performance analysis.

OUTCOME

After completing the course, student should have learnt

Basics and working principles of the Fuel cell technology.

Selection the suitable materials for electrode, catalyst, membrane for the fuel cells.

The mass transfer process such as pressure drop and velocity distribution in single cell as

well as stack.

Design and stack making process for real field applications.

COURSE CONTENT

Basic principles, classifications, heat of reactions, enthalpy of formation of substances, Gibbs

free energy of substances, Efficiency, power, heat due to entropy change and internal ohmic

heating.

Nernst equation and open circuit potential, pressure and temperature effect - Stoichiometric

coefficients and reactants utilization - Mass flow rate calculation - voltage and current in

parallel and serial connection – Over potentials and polarizations - Activation polarization -

Tafel equation and exchange current density – Ionic conductivity, catalysts, Temperature and

humidification effect, electro-osmotic Drag effect.

PEM Fuel Cell components: Anode and Cathode materials, catalysts, membrane, Fuels for

fuel cells.

PEM Fuel cell stacks - Rate of mass transfer of reactants and products - water management –

current collections and gas removal- Bipolar plates- flow distribution – Heat and water

removal from the stack.

Fuel cell systems analyze: Energy systems, power- Train or Drive-Train Analysis – PEMFC

powered Bus- Flow Sheet and conceptual Design-Detailed Engineering Designs

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Fuel Cell Systems Explained, James Larminie and Andrew Dicks, 2nd Edition, John

Wiley & Sons Inc., 2000.

2. PEM Fuel Cells Theory and Practice, FranoBarbir, Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.

3. Fuel Cell Technology Handbook, GregorHoogers, SAE International, 2003.

REFERENCES:

1. Fuel Cell Principles and Applications, B Viswanathan and M AuliceScibioh,

Universities Press, 2006.

CL 620 PINCH ANALYSIS & HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK DESIGN

OBJECTIVES: Understanding on Pinch concept, Application to Process Heat Exchange

Networking, Identification of Energy Minimization in the Process, Retrofitting Concepts and

Setting up Targets for Energy Minimization.

OUTCOME:

After the course, you are able to appreciate the pinch concept and process thermodynamics,

able to identify minimum energy targets, identification of different choices and constraint

during heat exchange networking, strategies for retrofitting existing process plant, integration

of energy demands of multiple processes.

COURSE CONTENT

Thermodynamical review of the process, Pinch Concept, significance of pinch, pinch in grid

representation, Threshold problems, capital cost implication of the pinch.

Targeting: Heat exchanger networks, energy targeting, area targeting, unit targeting, shell

targeting, cost targeting, super targeting, continuous targeting.

Pinch Methodology: Problem representation, temperature enthalpy diagram, simple match

matrix. Heat content diagram, Temperature interval diagram.

Pinch Design and Optimization: Networks for maximum energy recovery, Pinch design

method, Flexibility criteria of the pinch, cp table, the tick of heuristic, case studies,

optimization of heat exchanger network optimality for a minimum area network, Sensitivity

analysis.

Energy and Resource Analysis of various processes, Batch process, flexible process,

distillation process, evaporation process, reaction process, process using mass separating

agent. Heat pipes and Heat pumps,

TEXT BOOKS:

1. V. UdayShenoy" Heat Exchanger network synthesis" Gulf Publishing Co, USA, 1995

2. D.W. Linnhoff et al., "User Guide on Process Integration for the efficient use of Energy",

Institution of Chemical Engineers, U.K., 1994.

REFERENCES:

1. James M. Douglas “Conceptual Design of Chemical Process”, McGraw Hill, New York,

1988.

2. Anil Kumar, “Chemical Process Synthesis and Engineering Design”, Tata McGraw Hill

New Delhi, 1977.

CL 621 INDUSTRIAL ENERGY SYSTEMS

OBJECTIVE

The aim of the course is to train students to use process integration methods and tools

necessary for identifying and designing efficient industrial process energy system solutions

that contribute to sustainable development. Besides understanding technical and economic

issues, students will also achieve understanding of the impact of industrial process energy

usage on the greenhouse effect, and the role that industrial energy systems can play with

respect to meeting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The course addresses use of

methods to identify the cost-optimal mix of different process heating technologies to satisfy a

given process steam demand. One important aspect is how future energy policy instruments

will influence these optimal solutions. Technical systems encountered in the course include

heat exchanger networks, boilers, heat pumps, combined heat and power systems, and

thermal separation units.

OUTCOME

After completion of this course, the student should be able to describe the different technologies and heat distribution configurations that are

commonly used for heating industrial processes, and explain the differences between

these technologies and configurations

calculate energy conversion performance characteristics for process utility boilers,

heat pumps, and combined heat and power (CHP) units based on steam turbine or gas

turbine cycles, for given energy conversion process parameters, and given industrial

process heat load characteristics

for a given value of minimum acceptable temperature difference for heat exchanging,

determine the pinch temperature and the minimum heating and cooling requirements

for a given industrial process, as well as a target value for the heat exchanger network

surface area and investment cost (super targeting)

analyse the impact of choice of minimum temperature difference for heat exchanging

on the above characteristics

design a heat exchanger network for maximum heat recovery for a given process

(both new processes, and retrofit of existing processes)

identify opportunities for integration of high-efficiency energy conversion

technologies (heat pumps and combined heat and power units) and energy-intensive

thermal separation operations (distillation, evaporation) at an industrial process site

evaluate the process integration measures listed above with respect to energy

efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and economic performance

identify the cost-optimal mix of technologies for satisfying an industrial process heat

demand, accounting for current and possible future energy market conditions,

including costs associated with emissions of greenhouse gases

COURSE CONTENT

The course contains the following parts:

Introduction to industrial process energy systems: concepts, heat balances, heat distribution

systems; local heating vs central heating systems; illustrating example from the pulping

industry

Energy conversion technologies in industrial energy systems: overview of technologies and

engineering thermodynamics for process utility boilers, heat pumps, steam turbine combined

heat and power (CHP) and gas turbine CHP. Energy conversion performance of such systems

for given energy conversion process parameters, and given industrial process heat load

characteristics

Process integration: Basics of process integration methodologies with emphasis on pinch

analysis (Pinch temperature, minimum process heating and cooling requirements, composite

curves and grand composite curves, targeting for minimum number of heat exchanger units,

and heat exchanger surface area costs). Design of heat exchanger networks for maximum heat

recovery. Process integration principles for high-efficiency energy conversion technologies

(heat pumps and combined heat and power units) and energy-intensive thermal separation

operations (distillation, evaporation).Energy efficiency and economic performance evaluation

of process integration measures. Process integration methodologies for retrofit applications in

existing industrial energy systems.

Economics of energy conversion in industrial energy systems: characteristics of heat pumps

and combined heat and power (CHP) units (performance, investment costs). Influence of

operating conditions on performance. Optimization of size and various design parameters

based on process integration principles. Methodology for identifying the cost-optimal mix of

technologies for satisfying a process heat demand, accounting for heat load variation over the

course of the year

Greenhouse gas emissions consequences of energy efficiency measures in industry.

Greenhouse gas emissions from industrial energy systems. Optimisation of industrial energy

systems considering future costs associated with greenhouse gas emissions.

Organisation

The course includes about 15 lectures, 2 guest lectures, 7 exercise projects, and one industrial

laboratory session (Energy system analysis of a regional waste-to-energy plant)

Textbooks: Heat and Power Technology, on sale at CREMONA (Chalmers student litterature bookstore).

CL 622 INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this course is to train the students in different waste

management techniques. A special emphasis will be on techniques for transformation of

waste materials into products that can be beneficially utilized. The ultimate goal should, of

course, be that no waste is formed in industry or society. But in the foreseeable future,

activities in the industry and society will produce waste. An important step towards a

sustainable society is a proper waste management with the goal of utilizing the waste material

in best possible way.

OUTCOME (after completion of this course, the student should be able to) Describe and discuss the following topics: -Waste management overview and definitions

--Treatment of liquid waste streams - mechanical, biological and chemical methods;

industrial and municipal cases; anaerobic digestion; production of bio-gas; dewatering and

drying

--Solid waste - separation, incineration, composting and landfilling; treatment and use of ash-

products, Radioactive waste, emerging technologies

COURSE CONTENT

Water Pollutants, Effects, Monitoring and Quality standards: Pollution of water and soil,

effect of pollutants on environment and health, monitoring water pollution, water pollution

laws and minimum national standards, monitoring, compliance with standards, Latest norms

for effluent treatment.

Water Pollution Sources, Analysis and Methods of control: Water pollution sources and

classification of water pollutants - Wastewater sampling and analysis. Treatment of water-

pollution: BOD, COD of wastewater and its reduction – Fundamentals of Anaerobic

digestion and Aerobic digestion.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Design: Physical unit operations: Screening, Flow equalization,

sedimentation etc., Chemical Unit Processes: chemical precipitation, dis-infection, colour

removal by adsorption Biological unit processes: Aerobic suspended - growth treatment

processes, aerobic attached-growth treatment processes, anaerobic suspended - growth

treatment processes, anaerobic attached-growth treatment processes.

Advanced Wastewater and Water Treatment: Carbon adsorption - Ion exchange - Membrane

processes - Nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) removal - Design of plant for treatment and

disposal of sludge

Solids Waste and Landfill Management: Sources and classification - methods of solid waste

disposal - Composting (natural) - Accelerated composting with industrial sludge - Landfill

technology - Methods adopted for municipal solid waste - Toxic-waste management,

Incineration of industrial waste, Design aspects, economics.

Hazardous Waste Management and Risk Assessment: Types of hazardous Wastes-Health

effects - Nuclear fission and radioactive waste treatment and disposal methods. Risk

assessment

TEXT BOOKS:

1. C.S. Rao, "Environmental Pollution Control Engineering", Wiley 2nd Edition, New Age

International Publishers, 2006.

2. S.P. Mahajan, "Pollution Control in Process Industries", Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,

1985

REFERENCES:

1. P. Sincero and G.A. Sincero, Environmental Engineering: A Design Approach Prentice

Hall of India pvt Ltd, N.Delhi.1996

2. Tchbanoglous and F.L. Burton, Metcalf and Eddy‟s Wastewater Treatment-Disposal And

Reuse (Third Ed.), TMH publishing Co Ltd, N. Delhi. (1996)

CL 623 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

OBJECTIVE :The course gives an introduction into advanced modeling using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), which has become a indispensable tool for many engineers. The focus is on modeling the interaction between convection, diffusion, heat conduction and chemical reactions for single phase and multiphase flows. The focus is to teach how to do CFD analysis correctly but not how to write your own CFD code. The student is given hands-on experience of drawing, meshing and simulation. One important objective is to give the students a critical attitude to both identify the possibilities and the limitations in advanced simulation programs. After completing the course the student will be able to select appropriate models and perform advanced simulations in accordance with best practice guidelines.

OUTCOME (after completion of this course, the student should be able to) Hands-on experience with a commercial CFD program Formulate problems that can be solved with a CFD program

Critically evaluate simulation results

Communicate the results in oral and written form

COURSE CONTENT

Conservation Laws of Fluid Motion and Boundary Conditions: Governing equations of fluid

flow and heat transfer, Equations of state, Navier-Stokes equations for a Newtonian fluid,

Classification of physical behaviour, Classification of fluid flow equations, Auxiliary

conditions for viscous fluid flow equations

Turbulence and its Modelling: Transition from laminar to turbulent flow, Effect of turbulence

on time-averaged Navier-Stokes equations, Characteristics of simple turbulent flows, Free

turbulent flows, Flat plate boundary layer and pipe flow, Turbulence models, Mixing length

model,The k-e model, Reynolds stress equation models, Algebraic stress equation models

The Finite Volume Method for Diffusion Problems: Introduction, one-dimensional steady

state diffusion, two-dimensional diffusion problems, three-dimensional diffusion problems,

discretised equations for diffusion problems

The Finite Volume Method for Convection-Diffusion Problems: Steady one-dimensional

convection and diffusion, The central differencing scheme, Properties of discretisation

schemes-Conservativeness, Boundedness, Transportiveness, Assessment of the central

differencing scheme for convection-diffusion problems, The upwind differencing scheme,

The hybrid differencing scheme, The power-law scheme, Higher order differencing schemes

for convection-diffusion, Quadratic upwind differencing scheme

The Finite Volume Method for Unsteady Flows and Implementation of Boundary Conditions:

One-dimensional unsteady heat conduction, Discretisation of transient convection-diffusion

equation, Solution procedures for unsteady flow calculations, Implementation of Inlet, outlet

and wall boundary conditions, constant pressure boundary condition.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. H. K. Versteeg and W. Malalasekera, An introduction to computational fluid

dynamics: the finite volume method , Longman scientific & technical publishers, 2007

2. John D. Anderson, Computational fluid dynamics: The Basics with Applications

McGraw-Hill, .New York, 1995.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Vivek V. Ranade, Computational flow modeling for chemical reactor engineering

Academic Press, San Diego, 2002

CL 624 PROCESS OPTIMIZATION

OBJECTIVE

To understand the concepts and origin of the different optimization methods. To get a broad picture of the various applications of optimization methods used in Chemical

Engineering.

Optimizes the different methods in industry for design and production of products, both

economically and efficiently.

OUTCOME:

After completion of this course, the student should be able to Apply the knowledge of optimization and optimum design and an overview of optimization

methods.

Optimization has been applied in many fields of science, including engineering, economics

and logistics, where optimal decisions need to be taken in the presence of trade-offs between

two or more conflicting objectives.

Implement the theory and applications of optimization techniques in a comprehensive manner

for solving linear and non-linear, geometric, dynamic, integer and stochastic programming

techniques.

Identify, formulate and solve a practical engineering problem of their interest by applying or

modifying an optimization technique.

COURSE CONTENT

General: Functions of single and multiple variables - optimality criteria, direct and indirect

search methods. Linearization: Constraint optimality criteria, transformation methods based

on linearization. Transportation problems.

Quadratic and Geometric Programming: Quadratic and geometric programming problems,

calculus of variations.

Optimality Criteria & Optimal Control Problems: Euler-Lagrange optimality criteria,

Pontryagin's maximum principle, optimal control problems. Numerical methods.

Artificial Intelligence in Optimization: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in optimization.

TEXT BOOK: 1. T.F. Edgar and D.M. Himmelblau," Optimization Techniques for Chemical Engineers",

McGraw-Hill, New York, 1985.

2. S.S.Rao, ”Engineering Optimization Theory and Practice”, Third edition, New Age

International Publishers, India.

REFERENCE: 1. K. Deo, "Optimization Techniques", Wiley Eastern, 1995. 2. R.Panneerselvam, “Operation Research”, Second edition, PHI Learning private Ltd,

New Delhi, India.

3. Prem Kumar Gupta and D.S.Hira,”Problems in Operations Research (Principles and

Solutions)”, S.Chand and company Ltd. New Delhi, India.

CL 625 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the course to give competences in the field of applied

statistical methods for work concerning planning and analysis of experiments,

regression analysis, optimization of processes and multivariate analysis.

OUTCOME: Plan experiments according to a proper and correct design plan. Analyse and evaluate experimental results (statistically), according to chosen

experimental design (ANOVA, regression models).

Control and properly use fundamentals such as hypothesis testing, degrees of

freedom, ANOVA, fractional design and other design methods/techniques and so on.

Know the fundamentals of multivariate analysis and chemometric methods (PCA and

PLS) with simple applications.

COURSE CONTENT

Statistics Simple Comparative Experiments

Experiments of a single factor, analysis of variance.

Randomized blocks

Latin squares

The 2k factor design

Blocking and confounding

Two level fractional Factorial design.

Three level and mixed level factorial and fractional factorial design.

Fitting regression methods. LS method.

Robust parameter design

Experiment with random factors.

Nested design

Response surfaces, EVOP.

Multivariate data analysis

Organisation The course contains lectures mixed with calculation examples showing practical applications of basic theories. The assignments and calculation are based on realistic industrial examples

taken from literature and research projects. The projects are problem based with active

learning activities. This part has been a very successful part in terms of life-long learning for

the students and highly appreciated among students for many years.

Textbook:

Douglas C. Montgomery: Design and Analysis of Experiments, Wiley, 6th Edition

CL 626 ADVANCED FOOD PROCESSENGINEERING

OBJECTIVES: To understand various methods of food

processing.

OUTCOME: After completion of the course, the students should be able to understand

unit operations in food processing, separation and mixing and food biotechnology.

COURSE CONTENT

Food Process Engineering - Fundamentals: Raw material and the process-Geometric,

Functional and Growth properties of the raw material, Mechanization and the raw material,

cleaning - contaminants in food raw materials, function of cleaning and cleaning methods,

sorting and Grading of Foods.

Unit Operations in Food Processing: Fluid flow, thermal process calculations, refrigeration,

evaporation and dehydration operations to food processing. Heat processing of foods - modes

of heat transfer involved in heat processing of foods.

Food Canning Technology: Fundamentals of food canning technology, Heat sterilization of

canned food, containers - metal, glass and flexible packaging, Canning procedures for fruits,

vegetables, meats, poultry and marine produces.

Separation And Mixing Process In Food Industries: Conversion operations. Size reduction

and screening of solids mixing and emulsification, filtration and membrane separation,

centrifugation, crystallization, extraction.

Food Biotechnology: Food Biotechnology. Dairy and cereal products.Beverages and food

ingredients.High fructose corn syrup.Single cell protein.

TEXT BOOK:

1. R.T. Toledo, "Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering", AVI Publishing Co., New

York, 1980.

REFERENCES:

1. J.M. Jackson & B.M. Shinn, "Fundamentals of Food Canning Technology", AVI

Publishing Co., New York, 1978.

2. J.G. Bernnan, J. R .Butters, N.D. Cowell & A. E. V. Lilley, "Food Engineering

Operations", 2ndEdn., Applied Science, New York, 1976.

CL 627 BIOREFINERY ENGINEERING

OBJECTIVE Within the next 50 years we will be a gradual transition from an oil based society to a bio- based society. In this transition there will be a necessity to find new process routes to produce

some of the materials used today as well as new materials that can replace some of the

materials normally used today. The aim of this course is to give basic knowledge needed to

understand how biomaterial can be used and how different biorefinery concepts can be

developed based on both environmental and economical criteria.

OUTCOME (after completion of this course, the student should be able to) After this

course the students should have knowledge in: The chemical composition of the most

common sources of biomaterial; methods of extracting components; the most important

chemical reactions; the most common processes for extracting components and post

treatment of extracted materials.

COURSE CONTENT

The course will shed light upon some general questions such as what type of biomaterial that are available, how these can be used as well as important reactions and how biomaterial can

be processed. The course can be divided in the following parts:

Part I An overview: what biomaterial and biorefinery are; common types of biomaterial and

where those can be found; finally, some common process routes will also be discussed

Part II This part will be dedicated to some basic items: the chemical composition and the

structure of biomaterial will be discussed. Also some important reactions with different

constitutes in biomaterial is treated. A special emphasis will be on the most abundant

biomaterial, the wood material.

Part III Process concepts: In this part different process concepts will be learned. Both hot

methods (e.g. gasification) and wet methods (eg. pulping and ethanol production) will be

treated.

Part IV Post treatment of components from biomaterial: In this part, examples of post

treatment routes to products are discussed.

Textbooks:

1. Robert C. Brown,Biorenewable Resources: Engineering New Products from Agriculture,

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing , 2003.

2. Samir K. Khanal,Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy production: Principles and

Application, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2008.

3. EeroSjöström's Wood Chemistry-Fundamentals and Applications , Second Edition,

Academic Press, 1993.

4. Monica EK; Goran Gellerstedt; Gunnar Henriksson, Wood Chemistry and Wood

Biotechnology, Stockholm: KTH, 2007

CL 628 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT DESIGN

OBJECTIVES: To understand various methods of design of air pollution control

equipment

OUTCOME: The students should be able to design equipment based on the application of air

pollution treatment.

COURSE CONTENT Air Pollutant Sources, Effects and Clean Air Acts: Pollution of air: Sources and effects of air

pollutants on physical environment and living systems, Monitoring air pollution, Air

pollution Laws and Minimum national standards.

Air Pollutant Formation, Dipersion, Analysis: Formation of pollutants through large-scale

combustion of fossil fuels, mineral processing, automobiles in urban areas and at source

minimisation of release - Meteorological aspects of air pollutant dispersion. Chemical

reactions in a contaminated atmosphere, urban air pollution, acid rain Air sampling and

measurement, Analysis of air pollutants

Air Pollution Control Methods for Particulates Removal: Control Methods - Source

Correction methods - Particulate emission control: Dry techniques industrial dust collectors,

cyclone and multiclone separators, bag filters, electrostatic precipitators, relative merits and

demerits, choice of equipments, design aspects economics. Wet techniques wet dust

collection, wet cyclone, empty scrubber, column (packed) scrubber, ventury scrubber,

suitability, merits and demerits, design aspects and economics.

Control of Specific Gaseous Pollutants: Cleaning of Gaseous effluents - Control of sulphur

dioxide emission by various methods - Control of nitrogen oxides in combustion products -

Control of release of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons to the atmosphere.

Noise Pollution and Control: Sound pressure, Power and Intensity - Measures of Noise-

Outdoor noise propagation- Indoor Noise propagation- Noise Control

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Y.B.G. Verma, H. Brauer," Air Pollution Control Equipments", Springer, Verlag Berlin,

1981.

2. M.N. Rao and H.V.N. Rao, "Air Pollution", Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1993.

REFERENCES:

1. Rao C.S. "Environmental Pollution Control Engineering,” 2ndEdition, New Age

International Publishers, 2006.

2. A. P. Sincero and G.A. Sincero Environmental Engineering: A Design Approach, Prentice

Hall of India pvt Ltd, N.Delhi.1996

CL 629 GLOBAL CHEMICAL SUSTAINABILITY

OBJECTIVES: This course provides the students with an understanding of the effects on

sustainability of the actions of an engineer and means to identify appropriate changes.

OUTCOME: -

Understand the human society, in particular chemical and chemical engineering

industry, affects and depends on natural systems

Acquire sufficient knowledge in this subject for international and regional work on

Environment and sustainable development on governmental and non-governmental level

Identify appropriate tools and strategies for sustainable development in society, in

particular industry

understand the importance of different stakeholders and perspectives in discussions

on sustainable technology development

COURSECONTENT

Incentivesforsustainabledevelopmentinchemicalandchemicalengineeringindustry-tools and

strategies to achieve chemical sustainability

Natural systems function and the connections to the social and economic dimensions.

Sustainability problems on regional and global arenas - major sustainability challenges in

industry-tools and methods to facilitate a move in the desired direction

Process industry related issues, on chemistry and chemicals- international and global

concerns and efforts- environmental dimension of sustainable development.

References: 1. G. Tyler Miller, Jr, Scott E. Spoolman (2008). Living in the Environment ,

International Student Edition, Sixteenth edition, Brooks/Cole

CL 630 ENERGY SYSTEMS MODELLING

AND PLANNING

OBJECTIVE The aim of the course is to give the student insight into the complexity of energy systems and to provide the student with practical tools to solve energy system analytical problems. The

course is based on real problems combining technical, environmental and economical

parameters. It is focussed on local, regional and national energy systems. The application of

reference energy systems, load curves and environmental policy instruments is central in the

course.

OUTCOME(after completion of this course, the student should be able to) analyse energy systems using simulation and optimisation modelling tools; construct and use load duration curves based on chronological load data;

select and define appropriate reference energy systems;

apply system analytical tools;

understand the interaction between energy conversion technology, environmental

impact and economic performance;

understand the interaction between different parts of the energy system;

understand how energy policy instruments affect energy system investment decisions;

apply systems thinking to energy problems;

understand marginal effects;

define and calculate the overall efficiency of a given energy system.

COURSE CONTENT The course includes basic energy systems elements such as, - energy economics - system analysis tools, energy systems modelling and optimisation tools such as, - linear

programming - simulation models policy instruments - market based - traditional, local and

regional energy systems - district heating systems, - energy and the environment, - system

aspects for bioenergy technologies, - the Nordic energy system.

Textbooks: Articles and e-book chapters available at the course home page and at the Chalmers library.